Basketball SA currently operates a number of Referee Development Programs which offer aspiring referees a choice of pathways depending on their individual goals and requirements.

These core development programs (squads) are:

• State Referee Development Program 
  Selected referees who have been identified as having the potential to officiate in high levels of competition.
• National Referee Development Program
  Referees who have been identified as having the potential to officiate at National League level.
• Panel
  Referees who have been identified as having the potential to officiate at elite levels in senior and junior local, state and national competitions.

Members of these squads are involved in regular training sessions, additional on-court evaluations and coaching in games plus selection to referee in the higher grades of district basketball. Referees should expect to remain on the squad for a three year term depending on their continued development and improvement.

Membership is based on an application/nomination and selection process.  Basketball SA selects the final members and allocates these referees to a suitable panel. 

Some of the topics that may be covered by squad members during their development in these programs:

Time Management	Self Assessment
The Mentoring Process	Communication Skills
Principles of Basketball Defence	Physical Fitness
Principals of Basketball Offence	Goal Setting
Dietary Program	Rule & Mechanic Application
Referee Coaching	Drug, Alcohol and Social Issues
Managing Performance Issues	Managing Travel Away from Home
Professional Presentation	Conflict resolution
Report Writing	Team Work
On Court Presentation	Tribunal Skills

Program Co-ordinators 2014

State Referee Development Progam (SRDP) - Run by BSA

SRDP Members 2014  

Hayden	Barraclough	Kellie	Griffin
Ryan 	Barraclough	Marc	Hinchliffe
Clayton 	Blackmore-Wells	Courtney	Johnston
Ben 	Bleckly		Sam	Kewen
Travis 	Chard		Zac	Pitts
Nathan 	Clarke		Zeinab 	Hajiabolhasani
Nathan	Davis		Jarred	Rennie
Alistair	Douglas		Charlie	Sheridan
Tahlia	Evans		Daniel	Stanley
Ben	Evitts		Steven 	Thomas
Nanette	Farrell		Scott	Western
Harry	Flynn		Nigel	Western
Daniel	Grear	   	

National Referee Development Program (NRDP) - Chris Clarke

NRDP Members 2014
Ian Domeika
Neil Frost
Adam Gillings
Hugh Starkey
James Griguol 

The recently created development panel 4 is being further expanded and offer opportunities to these referees who are not on National Panel or Panels 1, 2 or 3.  Panel 4 will consist of 30 referees who officiate at Junior, Senior District competition.

Some of the general topics this panel will include in education will be: rule knowledge, rule interpretation, rule application in junior and senior district and social competitions, referee duties and requirements plus referee mechanics.

Development Panel 4 will be the entry level for referees aspiring to officiate at the higher level competitions.